NUR3 656 — Mental Health Internship 1

Clinical training in the assessment and management of psychiatric illness, including psychiatric outpatient, inpatient, and emergency care units, to complete required clinical encounters, including assessment, interventions and evaluations. Emphasis is on facilitating the ability to recognize the required psychiatric conditions and pathology associated with these conditions and to develop longitudinal management plans that encompass biopsychosocial understanding of the conditions and address urgent and emergency situations. A strengths-based approach will guide nursing interventions with the patient/family, taking into consideration cultural, societal and environmental aspects.

• Credits: 12
• Faculty: Graduate Studies
• Department: Ingram School of Nursing
• Prerequisites: NUR3 699, NUR3 693 and NUR3 694